1997 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1997 8–7–1 2nd NFC East Jack Kent Cooke's estate John Kent Cooke Norv Turner Charley Casserly Norv Turner Mike Nolan Jack Kent Cooke Stadium Did not qualify LB Ken HarveyCB Darrell GreenCB Cris DishmanP Matt Turk Redskins seasons The 1997 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 62nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1996 and finished 8–7–1, knocking them out of playoff contention for the fifth straight year. This was the Redskins' first season playing in their new stadium, Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, that would be later called FedExField. In an infamous game with the New York Giants on November 23, 1997, quarterback Gus Frerotte sprained his neck by ramming his head into a padded cement wall during a touchdown celebration and missed the rest of the game. Jeff Hostetler would throw three interceptions and lose a fumble in relief, with three of those turnovers occurring in overtime that was capped off with a potential game-winning 54-yard field goal by Scott Blanton being shanked wide right. The game ended in a 7–7 tie, the first in team history since 1971. They finished the season with eight wins while two of the Wild Card team went in with 9–7 records. Offseason NFL draft 1997 NFL draft 1997 Washington Redskins 1 17 Kenard Lang Defensive end Miami (FL) yes 2 51 Greg Jones Linebacker Colorado yes 3 80 Derek Smith Linebacker Arizona State yes 4 115 Albert Connell Wide receiver Texas A&M yes 5 132 Jamel Williams Safety Nebraska yes 5 140 Keith Thibodeaux Cornerback Northwestern State yes 5 148 Twan Russell Linebacker Miami (FL) yes 5 162 Brad Badger Guard Stanford yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1997_draft.htm 1997 Washington Redskins Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014 Personnel Staff 1997 Washington Redskins President – John Kent Cooke General manager – Charley Casserly Assistant general manager – Bobby Mitchell Head coach – Norv Turner Quarterbacks – Mike Martz Running backs – Bobby Jackson Wide receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight ends – Mike Pope Offensive line – Russ Grimm Defensive coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive backs – Tom Hayes Defensive assistant – LeCharls McDaniel Special teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff Roster 1997 Washington Redskins 10 Trent Green 15 Jeff Hostetler 11 Jamie Martin American football 21 Terry Allen running back 47 Larry Bowie running back 48 Stephen Davis American football 20 Marc Logan 30 Brian Mitchell running back KR/PR 83 Albert Connell y 85 Henry Ellard 89 Chris Thomas American football 87 James Thrash y 82 Michael Westbrook 84 Jamie Asher 80 David Frisch American football 88 James Jenkins American football 73 Darryl Ashmore T 74 Brad Badger y G 75 Bob Dahl G 68 Joe Patton American football G/T 67 Shar Pourdanesh T 52 Cory Raymer C 76 Ed Simmons T 63 Keith Sims G 55 Jeff Uhlenhake C 93 Marc Boutte DT 92 Jamal Duff DE 79 Steve Emtman DE 95 William Gaines American football DT 97 Kelvin Kinney DE 99 Ryan Kuehl DT 90 Kenard Lang y DE 91 Chris Mims DT 96 Rich Owens DE 78 Chris Zorich DT 58 Patrise Alexander MLB 57 Ken Harvey American football OLB 54 Greg Jones linebacker, born 1974 y OLB 53 Marvcus Patton MLB 98 Twan Russell y OLB 50 Derek Smith linebacker y OLB 37 Jesse Campbell American football SS 26 Cris Dishman CB 35 Leomont Evans FS 28 Darrell Green CB 31 Darryl Pounds CB/S 24 Stanley Richard FS 32 Keith Thibodeaux American football y CB 22 Jamel Williams y SS 16 Scott Blanton K 13 Chris Jacke K 66 Dan Turk LS  1 Matt Turk P 12 Gus Frerotte QB IR 14 Karl Hankton y WR IR 77 Tre' Johnson G IR 86 Leslie Shepherd WR IR American football 29 Scott Turner politician CB IR 53 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad 61 Malcolm Hamilton LB 69 Jeff Miller American football T 66 Ozell Powell y T 46 Chris Sanders running back TE Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 August 31, 1997 at Carolina Panthers W 24–10 1–0 72,633 2 September 7, 1997 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–13 1–1 58,059 3 September 14, 1997 Arizona Cardinals W 19–13 2–1 78,270 4 Bye 5 September 28, 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–12 3–1 74,421 6 October 5, 1997 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–10 3–2 67,008 7 October 13, 1997 Dallas Cowboys W 21–16 4–2 76,159 8 October 19, 1997 at Tennessee Oilers L 28–14 4–3 31,042 9 October 26, 1997 Baltimore Ravens L 20–17 4–4 75,067 10 November 2, 1997 at Chicago Bears W 31–8 5–4 53,032 11 November 9, 1997 Detroit Lions W 30–7 6–4 75,162 12 November 16, 1997 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–14 6–5 64,559 13 November 23, 1997 New York Giants T 7–7 6–5–1 75,703 14 November 30, 1997 St. Louis Rams L 23–20 6–6–1 74,772 15 December 7, 1997 at Arizona Cardinals W 38–28 7–6–1 41,537 16 December 13, 1997 at New York Giants L 30–10 7–7–1 77,571 17 December 21, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–32 8–7–1 75,939 Standings References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Red